Posted on 02/28/2018 2:08:10 PM PST by blam
A Native American burial site hidden for 7,000 years beneath the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Florida has been unearthed in what archaeologists are calling an "unprecedented" discovery.
Florida Secretary of State, Ken Detzner, said in a news release on Wednesday the unmarked site near Venice, which measures roughly 0.75 acres, was first discovered by a diver in June 2016, who then reported possible human remains on the continental shelf to the Bureau of Archaeological Research.
One of the stakes excavated at Manasota Key Offshore revealed a notch in its length. It is not yet known what the notch was for. (Ivor Mollema, Florida Department of State)
"Our dedicated team of underwater archaeologists has done an incredible job of documenting and researching the Manasota Key Offshore archaeological site, and I am extremely proud of the work," Detzner said in a statement. "Our hope is that this discovery leads to more knowledge and a greater understanding of Florida’s early peoples."
The site has been preserved in what appears to have been a "peat-bottomed freshwater pond" from thousands of years ago, according to the news release.
Researchers believe during that time period, when sea levels were lower, the indigenous people of Florida buried their family members at the site. As sea levels eventually rose, the pond was covered by the Gulf of Mexico but the peat bottom of the pond remained intact.
"Peat slows the process of organic decay, which allowed the site to stay well preserved," state officials said.
The find off the coast of Florida is significant because the only known examples of submerged offshore prehistoric burial sites located in Israel and Denmark, according to researchers.
"Seeing a 7,000-year-old site that is so well preserved in the Gulf of Mexico is awe-inspiring.
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(Excerpt) Read more at foxnews.com ...
22 October 4004 BC, to be exact. The archbishop was unable to calculate the time of day of creation, however.
Has there been any further evidence for European DNA haplogroups among the Paleo-Indians in Florida? Or are scientists avoiding the topic for fear of being shunned as racists?
I understand that St. Paul’s personal copy of the King James Bible had Archbishop Ussher’s dates in the margin. But they were in Roman numerals: MMMMIV.
Well you know we lost Boudreaux and Thibedeaux last month.
Boudreax died and requested a burial at sea. And Thibedeaux drowned trying to bury him.
During the last ice age the sea level was over 400 feet below current levels. That makes this a possibility.
I wondered what happened to those ol boys. RIP y’all.
I guess we can blame Global Warming... What’s that ‘notch’ for???
Cordon off the ENTIRE Gulf of Mexico!!! It is a sacred Indian burial ground and all sea passage, trade, or transshipments therein are henceforth forbidden.
Forever!!!
It’s a burial ground. Leave it be. Just as any ship, or submarine, that sinks is a burial and should be left alone by ALL governments.
Wonder what the depth is of this discovery? Seems to be missing from the article. Did I miss it?
~~~’Unprecedented’ Native American Burial Site~~~ ???
I took a 7th grade class trip to the Indian Burial Site just outside of Salina, KS, in 1961. I remember its being similarly sized and aged.
It seems to have been erased from the places-to-see lists though. Red Man political correctness, maybe?
That post doesn't have the DNA results- just a link to a 8+minute video.
A copy of this site but on the other side of Florida:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windover_Archeological_Site
James Usser is the guy who came up with that nonsense. I have Christian friends who tell me that it’s ‘in the Bible.’
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For starters, his name is Ussher - U-S-S-H-E-R
If you were to investigate his credentials and accomplishments you would surely be humbled. Not only did he know numerous ancient languages (and numerous other languages of his day), but he was largely self-taught. Learned Latin, Greek and Hebrew at a young age.
How are you doing on that score alone?
Hmmmmm???
The actual work Ussher did was not just a simple “add it up” exercise. Even if you don’t agree with his interpretation of the scriptural record, can you prove where you think he got the calculations wrong? Or are you just repeating someone else’s opinion?
Of course, people today think if they read something in Fox News (or FR, for that matter) that it is as good as gold.
So many of these “unprecedented discoveries” are just assumptions based on faulty application of limited measurement techniques.
The notch in the stake was for measuring the change in sea level.
The DNA results are at/near the end of the video. The conclusion is that all haplogroups found are European....those haplogroups were not named though. I read a report from another geno guy who said the same thing.
The kid wasn't messin' around, said he'd hold his breath until he got his way.
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